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21 December 2009
David Cameron injects Botox: Official
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In a remarkable hush-hush scoop TheBigRetort has discovered that David Cameron, leader of the Conservative Party, regularly injects Botox in...
29 November 2008
Immortality: secret uncorked
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The secret to living a longer life, or just a load of plonk? TheBigRetort pulls the cork... Scientists claim that sirtuins, proteins, becom...
09 September 2008
The Large Hadron Collider: Is it safe?
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A controversial experiment is planned to take place tomorrow that may signal THE END of the Earth. But could experiments like the controvers...
10 July 2008
Michael's Ashes: The response
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Recently we delivered a startling account of the major failings of Eastbourne District General Hospital and its 'aftercare' treatmen...
18 June 2008
Barack Obama: Why he should be president
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As the child of a black man and white woman Barack Obama is often (simply) referred to as 'black'. A description that will one day...
02 June 2008
GoDaddy: the Odd Bob or two, and the Clickfraud Scandal
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Around the globe the words 'domain' and 'cash parking' are synonymous with GoDaddy. So why are 70% of the reviews on t...
30 May 2008
GoDaddy, Cashparking, and Click fraud...The Big Retort
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GoDaddy is the largest domain name registrar in the 'electric universe'. During the final six months of 2005 approximately one-third...
28 May 2008
Sofa not so suite
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TheBigRetort can reveal that a recent allergic epidemic that has been studied in Lahti, Finland, has found that being a dog - or a couch po...
25 May 2008
64.233.183.104 MP3
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Have we entered an episode of Lost? Or are we simply that popular a publication that major conglomerates wish to cosy-up with we pond life? ...
20 May 2008
Alexa ranking
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Since TheBigRetort's birth we have been known under a host of names; thebigretort . blogspot , mybigretort , myretort , etc. But have s...
13 May 2008
Dell fixes problems it creates: For a price
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There is nothing worse than writing a lengthy document than that moment, that split second, when the screen on your computer suddenly goes i...
02 April 2008
Queen banished from coins
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Are there plans to banish Queen Elizabeth II from new coins? Does Britain's small change herald change? Put simply, is the United Kingdo...
01 April 2008
Eurostar price-fix-scandal
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When it comes to offering 'best deal' holiday packages to Paris does Eurostar make the grade, or does it have tunnel vision? TheBi...
10 March 2008
J D WETHERSPOON: THEYSEEYOUPEETV
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Shock! Horror! Crap! George Orwell's 1984 is now at a pub near you. But is pub chain J D Wetherspoon taking the piss? TheBigRetort inv...
01 February 2008
Roads discovered on planet Mercury
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A recent flyby of the planet Mercury from 124 miles (200 kilometers) above the surface has revealed an impact crater with more than 50 twist...
23 January 2008
Iron Mask Harry Bensley: Trashed
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In this edition of TheBigRetort we had hoped to bring you the answer to the question to which you have all been waiting: Did he or didn&...
22 January 2008
Iron Mask: The Harry Bensley trial
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It was 'A Remarkable Wager'. A man wearing an iron mask. Pushing a pram. Full of photograph. Must find a wife along the way. Visit...
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